Fred again.. x Skrillex x Four Tet Bass House
Genre: Bass House · Tempo: 127 BPM · Time signature: 4/4 · Length: 16 steps · Style: the collaborative bass house sound of Fred again.., Skrillex, and Four Tet
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The pattern
| Instrument | Steps (1 = start of the bar) | Velocity | Timing and chance |
|---|
| kick | 1, 9 | 120 | on the grid, always plays |
| perc2 | 2 | 40 | step 2: late by about 8% of a step, plays 60% of the time |
| hat-closed | 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15 | 50-85 | step 3: late by about 4% of a step; step 4: late by about 8% of a step, plays 70% of the time; step 7: late by about 4% of a step; step 10: late by about 8% of a step, plays 70% of the time; step 11: late by about 4% of a step; step 14: late by about 8% of a step, plays 70% of the time; step 15: late by about 4% of a step |
| clap | 5, 13, 15 | 55-112 | step 15: late by about 12% of a step, plays 55% of the time |
| perc1 | 6, 12 | 45-48 | step 6: late by about 8% of a step, plays 75% of the time; step 12: early by about 8% of a step, plays 65% of the time |
| hat-open | 8, 16 | 75-78 | step 8: plays 85% of the time; step 16: plays 85% of the time |
Digitakt II
Tracks
- T1: kick
- T2: clap
- T3: hat-closed
- T4: hat-open
- T5: perc1
- T6: perc2
Settings
- Steps 1 and 9 (kick, T1): SRC page TUNE p-locked -12 (one octave down) from the base sound, layering in sub weight; FX page OVER set to around 20 for a touch of drive
- Hat-closed (T3): off-beat hits (steps 3, 7, 11, 15, the '&' positions) sit at full TRIG PARAMETERS VEL (85); infill hits (steps 4, 6, 10, 14, the 'a'/'e' positions) are p-locked to VEL around 50 with PROB reduced to around 70% so the 16th-note texture never reads as fully sequenced
- Step 15 (clap, T2): a second, quiet ghost clap p-locked at VEL 55, TRIG PARAMETERS microTiming +3, PROB 55% — a syncopated pre-echo into the next bar without doubling the main backbeat clap on beats 2/4
- Perc1/perc2 (T5/T6): AMP page DEC set short (around 15-20) with FLTR page FREQ high (around 100) for the glassy, bell-like accent texture
Digitone II
Tracks
- T1: kick (ALGO 3, stacked C+B carriers for sub-like weight)
- T2: clap (high-FDBK FM noise + MOD-page multi-hit splash)
- T3: hat-closed (high-FDBK FM noise)
- T4: hat-open (high-FDBK FM noise, long ring)
- T5: perc1 (ALGO 8, glassy high-ratio modulator)
- T6: perc2 (ALGO 8, different glassy ratio)
Settings
- Steps 1 and 9 (kick, T1): SYN page 1 ALGO 3 gives three usable carriers (C, B2, B1) from one operator stack — RATIO C 0.50 and RATIO B 0.25 both p-locked low, stacking two low carriers for the sub-like weight a separate sub track would give elsewhere. FX page OVER p-locked to ~20 for a touch of drive
- Hat-closed (T3): off-beat hits (steps 3, 7, 11, 15, the '&' positions) sit at full AMP page VOL (~90); infill hits (steps 4, 6, 10, 14, the 'a'/'e' positions) are p-locked to VOL around 55 with TRIG PARAMETERS PROB reduced to ~70% so the 16th-note texture never reads as fully sequenced. Base sound: SYN page 1 FDBK 85
- Step 15 (clap, T2): a second, quiet ghost clap p-locked at AMP page VOL ~35, TRIG PARAMETERS microTiming +3, PROB 55% — a syncopated pre-echo into the next bar without doubling the main backbeat clap on beats 2/4. Main clap base sound: SYN page 1 FDBK 105; MOD page 1 MODE ONE, WAVE Square, SPD 100, DEST AMP LEV, DEP 40 for the multi-hit splash
- Perc1 (T5) and perc2 (T6): tuned to a high operator ratio with a fast-decaying envelope for the bell-like, glassy Four Tet-style accent texture — perc1: SYN page 1 ALGO 8, RATIO A 4.00, FDBK 20, AMP page DEC 15; perc2: SYN page 1 ALGO 8, RATIO A 7.00, FDBK 30, AMP page DEC 18 — different ratios so the two layers read as distinct pitches, not a doubled hit
- Hat-open (T4) base sound: SYN page 1 FDBK 90, AMP page DEC 85, REL 60 for a washy lift on steps 8 and 16
Syntakt
Tracks
- T9: kick (BD HARD)
- T10: perc1 (SY DUAL VCO)
- T11: perc2 (UT IMPULSE)
- T12: hat-closed (CH METALLIC)
- T1: clap (PC CARBON)
- hat-open: NOT ASSIGNABLE — see parameterLocks; Syntakt has only one Analog Cymbal voice (T12) and it's already used by hat-closed
Settings
- Steps 1 and 9 (kick, T9, BD HARD): SYN page TUNE lowered (roughly -15 from base) with AMP page DEC extended to around 110 and OVER pushed to around 25, standing in for a separate sub layer with heavier, driving bass-house low end
- Hat-closed (T12, CH METALLIC): off-beat hits (steps 3, 7, 11, 15) at full AMP page VOL; infill hits (steps 4, 6, 10, 14) p-locked around 20 lower on VOL with TRIG PARAMETERS PROB reduced to around 70%, matching Digitakt's infill-hat treatment
- Step 15 (clap, T1, PC CARBON): a second, quiet ghost hit p-locked at low AMP page VOL, TRIG PARAMETERS microTiming +3, PROB 55% — the same syncopated pre-echo as Digitakt
- Hat-closed and hat-open again share Syntakt's single Analog Cymbal voice (T12) — the same real constraint as Four Tet Hats. Hat-closed carries the main off-beat pulse so it gets T12; the hat-open hits (steps 8 and 16) have no real Syntakt track available and must be dropped, run from a second unit, or layered in externally
- Perc1 (T10, SY DUAL VCO) and perc2 (T11, UT IMPULSE): AMP page DEC set short (around 15-20) with FLTR page 1 FREQ high (around 100) for the glassy, bell-like Four Tet-style accent layer, kept on two different analog machines so they read as distinct textures
Notes
A driving four-on-floor bass-house foundation (heavy kick on every downbeat, backbeat clap) carrying a busier, lightly-swung 16th-note hat layer for UK-garage-adjacent motion, plus a sparse, syncopated glassy percussion accent (perc1/perc2) as a nod to Four Tet's melodic textures, and one syncopated ghost clap for extra rave lift. See each device's hardware notes for how to give the kick sub-level low-end weight without a dedicated sub track. An original pattern in the spirit of the Fred again.. / Skrillex / Four Tet collaborative sound (as heard on tracks like 'Baby again..'), not a transcription of any specific released track.
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